Description:Beating the Bounds was an old Church of England custom, where the clergy, choir and congregation, walked around the boundaries of the parish in order to ensure they were intact. Sticks were often carried to 'beat' out the boundaries or the boys of the parish.
This photograph marks the last time this ceremony was carried out in Codsall, on Whit Monday, 10 June 1935. Mrs Scott, Chairman of the Parish Council, is seen in the midlle of the group with a walking stick.